kirstybennetts's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

kirstybennetts

A full-time traveller with a passion for off the beaten path destinations and unusual things to see and do in better-known places. I love street art, Soviet-era mosaics and bus stops, abandoned places and concrete, Asian food and gin! Areas I spend most of my travel time: Asia, the Far East, and the New East (Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Baltic states, and Central Asia).

https://www.kathmanduandbeyond.com/

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Bodhgaya, India

Mahabodhi Temple

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

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Amritsar, India

Golden Temple

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

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Added by mariellen

Fatehpur Sikri, India

Fatehpur Sikri

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

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Kapaleeshwarar Temple

The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

College Street

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

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South Park Street Cemetery

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.

Added by Vordenius

Chittorgarh, India

Chittorgarh Fort

A former bastion of Rajput chivalry, this massive hill fort is the site of legend and tragedy.

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Ruins of Mandu

A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.

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Mysore Palace

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

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Chhatarpur, India

Temples of Khajuraho

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

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Meenakshi Amman Temple

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

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New Delhi, India

Bahá'í Lotus Temple

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

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Rani Ki Vav

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

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Chittorgarh, India

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

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Gharapuri, India

Elephanta Caves

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

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Bommayapalayam, India

Auroville

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

Junagadh, India

Mahabat Maqbara

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

The Blue City of Jodhpur

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

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Added by daviddoochin

Ajanta Caves

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

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Hanuman’s Temple

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

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Jantar Mantar

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

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Rajsamand, India

The Great Wall of India

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

Added by stevekirsch

Hampi

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

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